The shooting happened just after midnight Sunday morning at a home on East 13th Street. All five victims were under the age of 21.

“In the living room, it was just matted down dirty carpet with burns in it. It was a big space that seemed like they were hosting parties,” Chattanooga Police Department Captain Brian Cotter said.

Neighbors told officers parties are often held at the house, making it a nuisance for the neighborhood. Reanita Carter told us in a previous interview she lived inside the home with three of her seven kids. Which is why Cotter brought in inspectors with Chattanooga Code Enforcement.

“The code enforcement inspectors started taking their pictures and making notes and it took them about 10 minutes before they came back to me and said they were going to condemn the house,” Cotter added.

The house didn't have adequate plumbing or heat—Some of the violations that forced inspectors to shut it down. Cotter says it will also prevent another incident like what happened on Sunday.

“I was happy they condemned it and I'm happy they're moving on so I don't have to worry about shots fired in a neighborhood, people running across other people's yards shooting back at each other. We don't need that in a neighborhood and I'm glad to get rid of it,” Cotter said.

Carter spoke to us earlier this week about her worries over losing her housing voucher through the Chattanooga Housing Authority.

“I'm going to have to go back to being homeless and have my kids go from shelter to shelter until I find somewhere to stay. It's a lot of have to endure for just having a party,” Carter said.

But Cotter says it's not only his job to keep this neighborhood safe, but Carter's children as well.

UPDATE: The house on East 13th Street where five people were shot over the Thanksgiving weekend has been condemned by Chattanooga Code Enforcement.

UPDATE: Police are trying to figure out what led to a shooting that sent 5 people to the hospital early Sunday morning.

In response to this weekend's violence, police say they are beefing up their patrols and increasing communication with people in the community.

Nearly every room inside of the home on East 13th Street shows where bullets pierced windows, walls and doors.

Reanita Carter, a mother of 7, told Channel 3 that gunmen surrounded her home just after midnight then opened fire on nearly 100 people inside celebrating her godson's 18th birthday.

"My kids don't even want to come here they're staying at my friend's house because they're scared. It's a senseless crime, it shouldn't have even happened... we were just having a party," said Carter.

In all 5 people were shot, a 20 year-old-man, 3 teenage boys and a 21-year-old woman. Police say some victims had to have surgery but all 5 will be okay. Police say finding the gunmen responsible is a top priority.

"We've sent out our officers, pulled additional resources to not only be in the area of the incident but also to just to give a more visible presence," said Deputy Chief David Roddy, Chattanooga Police Dept. "It has our entire force, it has members of our neighborhood unit, investigations unit, command staff and watch commander tonight everybody is taking a specific look at what's going on in that neighborhood," said Deputy Chief Roddy.

Carter tells Channel 3 Eyewitness News she not only fears the gunmen still at large but she fears losing her home. Officials with Chattanooga Housing Authority tell Channel 3 they're investigating whether or not Carter is in violation of her leasing agreement. They're working with police to see how many times officers have been called to the home in the last year. If people staying in the house are involved in drugs or crimes, officials say they could end her housing voucher.

"What am I supposed to do it's Christmas time,"said Carter. "When I go to bed I think about it...am I going to have a place to stay when I wake up? Are my kids going to be safe to come home? The only thing I can do is think and pray."

Chattanooga Police say in the past year, officers have only been called to the home one time for a domestic disturbance.

Carter says she doesn't have any idea why her home was targeted in the shooting. She says the victims who were shot were only there visiting with her family at the party. If any one knows anything that can help investigators, call Chattanooga Police.

UPDATE: Five people were injured in an overnight shooting in Chattanooga.

It happened on East 13th Street just after midnight, while a family was having a birthday party.

"There's bullet holes in my daughters' room, on the front porch, on the side of the house and in my room," said Reanita Carter, Homeowner.

Reanita Carter says, rounds of gunshots were fired towards her home on E. 13th Street early Sunday morning, piercing every room inside, during what should have been a party to celebrate her godsons' birthday.

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